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inDrive, Pony.ai and Nvidia plan 2027 Astana robotaxi tests

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inDrive, Pony.ai and Nvidia will assess supervised robotaxi service in Astana in the first half of 2027.

Ride-hailing company inDrive signed a memorandum of understanding with Pony.ai and Nvidia to explore robotaxis in Kazakhstan, with Astana named as the first assessment city. Testing is planned for the first half of 2027, initially with a safety operator; fully driverless rides are a later goal. Pony.ai would supply seventh-generation vehicles through the inDrive app, and Nvidia would provide Hyperion, Halos and related tools, including the Alpamayo model. Nvidia also says Kazakhtelecom has 400 H200 and 480 B300 GPUs deployed in Astana and Almaty, with more than 1,000 GPUs planned next year in Data Center Valley and more than 1,000 Vera Rubin GPUs in Ekibastuz. Kazakhstan has announced autonomous taxi plans for 2027 and rules for public-road tests.

Key facts
  • Astana tests are planned for the first half of 2027 with a safety operator.
  • Pony.ai Gen-7 vehicles would run in the inDrive app on Nvidia Hyperion and Halos.
  • Kazakhtelecom has 400 H200 and 480 B300 GPUs in Astana and Almaty.
  • Next year, Nvidia says, more than 1,000 Vera Rubin GPUs are planned for Ekibastuz.
  • Pony.ai’s fleet was 1,975 vehicles at the end of June, according to TechCrunch.
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beyond the shared facts
  • NVIDIA BlogDeployed H200 and B300 counts and next-year Vera Rubin plans.
  • TechCrunchMoU, H1 2027 supervised tests, Alpamayo, and Kazakhstan road-test rules.
Vendors
NVIDIAPony.aiNvidia
Products
H200B300Vera RubinHyperionHalosGen-7
Organizations
KazakhtelecominDrivePony.ai
Countries
Kazakhstan
AI models
Alpamayo

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  1. · 2d ago NVIDIA BlogFirst report

    Kazakhstan expands NVIDIA GPU deployments for national AI compute

    Kazakhtelecom has 400 H200 and 480 B300 GPUs deployed and plans Vera Rubin systems next year.

  2. · 2d ago TechCrunch · AI

    inDrive plans 2027 Kazakhstan robotaxi tests with Pony.ai and Nvidia

    Supervised Astana tests are slated for the first half of 2027 using Pony.ai Gen-7 vehicles and Nvidia systems.